1KHO 852: Parenting Is Supposed to Be Fun | Dr. Robyn Koslowitz, Post-Traumatic Parenting

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Some of us spend so much time trying not to repeat our childhood that we forget we're allowed to enjoy raising our own kids. In this wonderful conversation, trauma psychologist Dr. Robyn Koslowitz explains how the experiences we carry from childhood can shape the way we parent. We talk about the "trauma of absence," why repair matters more than getting everything right, how screens steal presence, and the blessed truth that simple family game nights can be part of recovery. If you've ever experienced whether your past is affecting your parenting, this episode offers wisdom and guidance. Connect with Dr. Robyn Koslowitz at posttraumaticparenting.com Get your copy of Post-Traumatic Parenting! A huge thank you to our sponsors! Check them out below: BetterHelp: Visit ⁠www.BetterHelp.com/1000HOURS⁠ today to get 10% off your first month. Quince - Visit ⁠www.quince.com/outside⁠ and get free shipping and 365 day returns IXL Learning - Head to ⁠www.ixl.com/1000hours⁠ to get an exclusive 20% savings on your membership Whisker - Take care of your cats while taking an additional $50 off bundles with code 1000HOURS when you shop ⁠www.whisker.com/1000HOURS⁠ woom Bikes - Go to woom.com and use code 1000HOURS at checkout for 10% off your new bike purchase, excluding the woom WOW. Muzzle Sleep Tape - Go to ⁠MuzzleSleep.com⁠ and use code 1000HOURS for 10% off. Ethos Life Insurance - Get your free quote at ⁠ethos.com/1000hours⁠ Active Skin Repair - Don’t forget to put this in your first aid kit! Visit ⁠ActiveSkinRepair.com⁠ and use the code 1000HOURS to save 20% on all Active Skin Repair products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Attention all passengers.
0:03.0	The Uber ride for Mark and Jamal's romantic weekend will depart in four minutes from Platform 6.
0:10.0	Your ride comes with a rolling countryside sunset view and a table seat ideal for playing footsie beneath.
0:17.0	Thank you for booking your tickets on Uber.
0:20.0	Trains on Uber.
0:22.6	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast.
0:25.6	My name is Jenny Urge.
0:26.6	I'm the founder of 1000 Hours Outside.
0:28.6	And I read a fantastic book.
0:30.6	I learned so much from this book.
0:32.6	It is called Post Traumatic Parenting.
0:34.6	Break the cycle and become the parent.
0:36.6	You always wanted to be the author who has their own podcast. It is called Postalternats. Post Traumatic Parenting, Break the Cycle and Become the Parent, You Always Wanted to Be
0:38.0	the author who has their own podcast. It is called Post Traumatic Parenting, just like the title of the book.
0:43.7	Dr. Robin Kozlovitz, welcome. Thanks so much for having me. I love being on podcasts that I actually
0:48.5	listen to because it feels like, yay, I finally got to talk to this person. Oh, I love that. I love your book. I've got so many notes here
0:57.0	and I learned a tremendous amount and I feel this is probably the book of our time, which is like
1:03.9	dealing with like we all want to be good parents, but then we all have some baggage from our past.
1:08.9	You're like, well, how, there was a question in here
1:11.3	that was so deep. Like, how do you give your kids a normal childhood if you didn't have one?
1:17.9	So you tell you your story in this book about your four parts of trauma, but you use this phrase,
1:23.4	I've never heard it, Robin, the trauma of absence. Can you talk about what that is and maybe a
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